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Gaudin strikes out 11 as Padres nip Mariners' rally

Associated Press

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

SEATTLE -- Chad Gaudin's brilliant performance was just inches from being derailed in the second inning. He gave up three singles in a row to the heart of the Seattle Mariners' lineup and walked .123 hitter Ronny Cedeno to force in a run. Then Ichiro Suzuki laced a ball up the right-field line that would have gone for extra bases and scored at least two more runs. The one problem for Suzuki: First base umpire Randy Marsh called the ball foul. "It was close," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Ye ...

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